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Officers from both Surrey Police and Surrey Fire and Rescue were in attendance before discovering that both calls were a hoax.

Both of the calls to the emergency services came from the same phone number.

Superintendent Tom Budd, Head of Contact and Deployment, said “Inappropriate use of the 999 system is a criminal offence and results in tying up emergency lines, and causing a delay in answering genuine emergency calls.

"Ultimately this could end up with a delayed emergency police response and resulting in severe consequences such as serious harm coming to someone or even loss of life.

The hoax calls led emergency services to Homebase in Godalming (Image: TMS)

“We always ask the public to act responsibly, and only call 999 for genuine emergencies.

"All 999 calls received by police have to be answered by our call handlers and prank, abandoned, or inappropriate calls cause unnecessary demand that puts a significant strain on our resources.”

The calls are being investigated by Surrey Police.

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